UI design for patient and clinician controller devices operative in a remote care architecture

A non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium having program code stored thereon for execution on a patient controller device for facilitating remote therapy and telehealth delivery in an integrated session, the patient controller device associated with a patient having an implantable medical device (IMD), the computer readable medium comprising:

• a code portion for displaying, to a patient associated with the patient controller device for engaging in an audiovisual (AV) communication session with a clinician programmer device of a clinician remotely located with respect to the patient controller device, a mode selector icon on a graphical user interface (GUI) display of the patient controller device, the mode selector icon for accepting input by the patient to launch the AV communication session with the clinician having the clinician programmer device;
• a code portion for displaying, to the patient associated with the patient controller device for engaging in the AV communication session with the clinician programmer device of the clinician remotely located with respect to the patient controller device, one or more audio controls and one or more video controls for facilitating the AV communication session after the AV communication session is established between the patient controller device and the clinician programmer device, the one or more video controls operative to effectuate a first display window and a second display window on the GUI display for respectively presenting an image of the clinician and an image of the patient;
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• a code portion for displaying, to the patient associated with the patient controller device for engaging in the AV communication session with the clinician programmer device of the clinician remotely located with respect to the patient controller device, one or more remote care therapy session controls in an overlay panel presented on the GUI display for facilitating a remote care therapy session between the patient controller device and the clinician programmer device, the one or more remote care therapy session controls operative to facilitate an intervention of the remote care therapy session by the patient, and controllable to be operated independently from the AV communication session, while the AV communication session is maintained, wherein the remote care therapy session involves providing one or more programming instructions to the patient's IMD transmitted by the clinician programmer device for remotely adjusting therapy settings of the patient's IMD,
• wherein engaging in the AV communication session comprises pausing or resuming the AV communication session without pausing or resuming the remote therapy.

A non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium having program code stored thereon for execution on a clinician programmer device configured to facilitate remote therapy and telehealth delivery in an integrated session to a patient having an implantable medical device (IMD), the computer readable medium comprising:

• a code portion for displaying, to a clinician associated with the clinician programmer device for engaging in an audiovisual (AV) communication session with a patient controller device of a selected patient remotely located with respect to the clinician programmer device, a virtual waiting room identifying one or more patients on a graphical user interface (GUI) display of the clinician programmer device, each patient of the one or more patients having at least one implantable medical device (IMD) configured to facilitate a therapy, wherein the virtual waiting room is operative to accept input by the clinician to select a patient of the one or more patients to engage in the AV communication session with the patient controller device of the selected patient;
• a code portion for displaying, to the clinician associated with the clinician programmer device for engaging in the AV communication session with the patient controller device of the selected patient remotely located with respect to the clinician programmer device, one or more audio controls and one or more video controls for facilitating the AV communication session after the AV communication session is established between the patient controller device and the clinician programmer device, the one or more video controls operative to effectuate a first display window and a second display window on the GUI display for respectively presenting an image of the clinician and an image of the patient;
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• a code portion for displaying, to the clinician associated with the clinician programmer device for engaging in the AV communication session with the patient controller device of the selected patient remotely located with respect to the clinician programmer device, one or more remote care therapy setting controls for facilitating a remote care therapy session between the patient controller device and the clinician programmer device independent from controlling the AV communication session, the one or more remote care therapy setting controls operative to facilitate one or more adjustments with respect to the IMD of the selected patient to provide appropriate therapy to the selected patient as part of the remote care therapy session of the remote care session,
• wherein the remote care therapy session involves transmitting one or more programming instructions for providing to the patient's IMD by the clinician programmer device for remotely adjusting therapy settings of the patient's IMD, and
• wherein the one or more audio controls, the one or more video controls and the one or more remote care therapy setting controls are consolidated in a minimized overlay panel presented on the GUI display while maximizing the second display window so as to facilitate an enlarged presentation of an image of the selected patient during the AV communication session.

A healthcare delivery system, comprising:

• a first external device configured as a clinician programmer device associated with a clinician;
• a second external device configured as a patient controller device associated with a patient;
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• an implantable medical device (IMD) implanted in the patient, the IMD supporting a therapy application configured to be programmable by at least one of the clinician operating the first external device and the patient operating the second external device, wherein the first external device and the second external device are each configured to execute respective program code portions for facilitating respective graphical user interfaces (GUI) of the patient controller device and of the clinician programmer device that allow operations comprising:
• concurrently establishing:
• an audio and video (AV) communication session between the clinician and the patient, and
• a remote therapy session between the first external device and the second external device that is distinct from the AV communication session, the remote therapy session for delivering one or more programming instructions to the patient's IMD from the clinician programmer device in response to an input by the patient at the patient controller device to indicate selection of the remote therapy session;
• controlling the AV communication session to provide telehealth consultation to the patient by the clinician;
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• controlling the remote therapy session to provide one or more programming instructions to the patient's IMD via the remote therapy session,
• wherein controlling the AV communication session comprises pausing or resuming the AV communication session without pausing or resuming the remote therapy session.